Category Archives: Páleníček

Josef Páleníček. Janáček: On the Overgrown Path. 1943 recording

Posted on June 1, 2009 by tatifan

In a previous post (located here) I had presented this recording, minus the final disc. Several months ago a generous collector, Adrian Briscall, contacted me with the very welcome news that he owned this missing 78rpm disc, and in fact, … Continue reading →

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Leoš Janáček. First recordings of The Diary of One Who Disappeared & Mládí

Posted on September 3, 2008 by tatifan

Leoš Janáček Today, I have a few more early recordings of the music of Leoš Janáček, all first recorded versions. The Diary of One Who Disappeared, never before reissued, is stunning. Tenor Josef Válka is not a well-known name (he … Continue reading →

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Břetislav Bakala conducts works of Janáček

Posted on August 25, 2008 by tatifan

Rafael Kubelik and Bakala I’ve tried to bring together some unavailable recordings of Czech conductor, and pupil of Janáček, Břetislav Bakala (1897-1958). Supraphon has a cd of his versions of the Glagolitic Mass and Sinfonietta (the latter in a Czech … Continue reading →

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